Ministering to the Lord

I would love to have been part of the church at Antioch (Acts 11 and 13).
It was an out-of-the-box type of church that was started by a group of displaced believers who were away from the immediate oversight and influence of the leadership in Jerusalem. These Antioch believers made Jesus the focus of their message, and Jesus, in turn, made them the beneficiaries of His presence. The Bible says that “Jesus was with them”. The immediate result of their strategy and the Lord’s presence was that a “great number believed and turned to the Lord”.
Bad news travels fast, but good news does get around. And the good news of what was happening in Antioch made its way to Jerusalem. The headquarters gang dispatched Barnabas to check it out. Barnabas went to Antioch and was excited by what he saw. Not since the days immediately following the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost had any church experienced such explosive growth. The only advice Barnabas could offer was simply that they keep on doing whatever it was that that they were doing.
During his visit to Antioch, Barnabas also realized something of great importance. He just knew that his discouraged friend Saul (Paul) needed to be involved in this church. So, Barnabas brought Saul to Antioch and together they became a part of the church’s ministry-team.
Of the ministries in the church at Antioch, one in particular has caught my attention. The Bible says that they “they ministered to the Lord”. Jesus was not only the focus of their message; He was the focus of their ministry! When they taught, they taught about Him. When they sang, they sang to Him! And as the church received what they were taught and spent time in praise and worship, the face of the church changed. They increasingly resembled the One who was the Center of their focus. And even unbelievers recognized the growing resemblance so much that they called the members of the church CHRISTians.
One of my daily goals is to minister to the Lord. To somehow do or say something that brings joy, honor, and blessing to the heart of my Savior. Every day I count on His ministry to me. Should He expect anything less from me?